NORTH Dartmouth, Mass. – Shaelyn Carreiro had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead two players in double figures as the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs held off the University of Southern Maine Huskies 67-65 in a Little East Conference women's basketball game Sunday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium.
Carreiro was 9-for-10 from the field while her 11 rebounds were a game-high. Kaylin Zalewski was the other Corsair in double figures with 10 points off of the bench on 4-for-7 shooting.
Southern Maine's
Victoria Harris (Altus, Okla./Lewiston) led all scorers with 25 points and 10 rebounds for her third consecutive double-double.
The Records:
UMass Dartmouth (14-5, 8-2 Little East)
Southern Maine (5-12, 4-4 Little East)
Series History: Today's match up marked the 81st meeting between the two schools. USM leads series 66-15.
Standout Huskies: Victoria Harris 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks; sophomore
Amy Fleming (Berwick, Maine) 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks; graduate student
Jackie Luckhardt (Londonderry, N.H.) 8 points, 6 steals, 4 rebounds, 2 assits.
Standout Corsairs: Shaelyn Carreiro 22 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block; Kaylin Zalewski 10 points, 2 steals; Teja Andrews 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist; Jordan Moretti 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.
How It Happened:
- After giving up the first basket of the game, a layup to Luckhardt off of the tip, UMass Dartmouth tied the score on and took the lead, 5-2, on five consecutive points from Carreiro on a layup and a three.
- The Corsairs maintained their lead throughout and led by 11, 63-52, with 7:40 remaining in the fourth following a three point shot from Andrews on a feed from Morretti.
- Down double-figures and four possession, Southern Maine rallied with a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to trail by a point 65-64 with 2:35 remaining. After Andrews' three, the Huskies' Harris went on a tear scoring nine of her 25 points, bring USM to within one sinking one of two free throws.
- Both teams exchanged one-of-two free throws over the next few possessions and the Huskies remained behind UMassD 66-65 with 1:00 on the clock. Following a missed three from USM, Andrews corralled a defensive board, and Moretti gave her team a two-point lead 67-65 with 15 seconds to play, again making one-of-two from the line.
- USM senior Katie Bagley (Ellsworth, Maine) secured the defensive board on the missed free throw and the Huskies had a final look at the basket with a three-pointer, but the attempt fell just short and Moretti grabbed the miss as the clock wound down.
Inside the Stats:
- USM's Luckhardt surpassed 500 rebounds in her career with four in today's game. The 5-5 guard now has 901 points, 503 rebounds, 311 assists and 298 steals in 102 career games.
- Harris' third consecutive double-double marked her fifth of the season and 10th of her career. She now has 841 points, 437 rebounds, 134 steals, 60 assists, and 86 blocked shots in 75 games.
- UMass Dartmouth shot 69.2 percent (9-for-13) from the field in the first quarter and finished the game shooting 41.4 percent (24-for-58).
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains in Little East Conference action and will host Plymouth State University on Wednesday (5:30 pm) and then travel to UMass Boston on Thursday (5:30 pm).
Southern Maine Athletics has gone to fully digital game programs, please click this link to access the game programs to future Husky home events!
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